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Published on 2026-09-08
Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings will unite for two special concerts benefiting the Divided Sky Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Anastasio founded to provide support for individuals affected by addiction.
The concerts—which will see both artists performing together, backed by the Trey Anastasio Band—take place Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at Worcester, Massachusetts’ DCU Center Arena. All proceeds will benefit the Divided Sky Foundation.
A limited number of tickets and Patron Packages are available by presale request HERE. The ticket request period is currently underway and will close at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 9.
All remaining tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, September 11 HERE.
Divided Sky Foundation is dedicated to making high-quality care more affordable and accessible to anyone struggling with addiction. The foundation’s Residential Recovery Program in Ludlow, Vermont, helps guests build a strong foundation for lasting recovery via a distinctive approach that combines the 12 Steps with mindfulness, music, community, and nature.
Proceeds from the concerts will directly help Divided Sky maintain the quality and individualized nature of its care, keep costs within reach, and offer scholarships to those who need financial assistance.
More than 95% of guests who have completed the program say they would recommend Divided Sky to a friend or loved one.
ABOUT THE DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION
The Divided Sky Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to addiction recovery. Its non-medical program in Ludlow, Vermont, emphasizes mindfulness, emotional sobriety, and gaining tools to live a joyful life in recovery.
Divided Sky is often the next step following a medical detox or relapse, or it can be a primary option for anyone who is medically stable and ready to make a change. DSF continues to make its immersive 12-step Residential Recovery Program affordable to all, with partial scholarships available to those who demonstrate need.
For more information, please visit DividedSky.org or call 802-735-7890 to speak with someone in the admissions department.
ABOUT BILLY STRINGS
Hailed by GQ as “the hottest roots-music phenomenon in decades,” singer, songwriter, and musician Billy Strings has earned widespread recognition since his 2017 debut, including three GRAMMY Awards, two consecutive Artist of the Year awards at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, four Entertainer of the Year awards at the International Bluegrass Music Awards, Best New Headliner at the 2022 Pollstar Awards, and Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic at the 2021 Pollstar Awards.
Strings’ new album, So Much For Goodbyes, produced with T Bone Burnett, is out now via Reprise Records. Released to universal acclaim, the album finds Strings channeling a deeply personal period into his most musically mature and reflective work to date, with The New York Times declaring, “Billy Strings has drawn from something old to do something entirely new.”
He has performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Fresh Air, The Howard Stern Show, and Bluegrass Underground, in addition to selling out venues worldwide and collaborating with artists including Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Cryptopsy, Luke Combs, Primus, and Tony Trischka, among others.
For more information, please visit [www.billystrings.com](http://www.billystrings.com).
ABOUT TREY ANASTASIO
Over the past four decades, composer, guitarist, and vocalist Trey Anastasio has forged a multifaceted career as a founding member of Phish and as a solo artist with a diverse body of work.
2026 has proven a landmark year for Phish, including a sold-out nine-night return to the groundbreaking Sphere Las Vegas and a five-show run at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, marking shows 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96 since the band’s MSG debut in 1994.
In 1997, Phish founded The WaterWheel Foundation to oversee the band’s various charitable activities, harnessing the kindness of the Phish fan community to support positive change across a wide range of causes, including those working to protect the environment, promote social justice, fight food insecurity, provide music education, register voters, and help women, children, people experiencing homelessness, and others in need.
Anastasio is also the founder of the Divided Sky Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a sober, productive foundation for individuals affected by addiction.
Divided Sky’s Residential Recovery Program in Ludlow, Vermont, is unique among addiction recovery services in that its program focuses on helping guests build life skills and tools to maintain sobriety while staying active and connected with the outdoors and their personal passions.
For more information, please visit trey.com.
